Any one of several species of wading birds of the genus Hæmatopus having stout legs and bill and mostly black-and-white plumage, which frequent seashores and feed upon oysters and other shellfish. The European species (Hæmatopus ostralegus), the common American species (Hæmatopus palliatus), and the California, or black, oyster catcher (Hæmatopus Bachmani) are the best known.

black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.

a bird that is typical of rocky and sandy shores. It has glossy black and white plumage and a long orange bill.